Central · Act 26 of 1881

Section 77 — Liability of banker for negligently dealing with bill presented for payment.

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When a bill of exchange, accepted payable at a specified bank, has been duly presented there for payment and dishonoured, if the banker so negligently or improperly keeps, deals with or delivers back such bill as to cause loss to the holder, he must compensate the holder for such loss.

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Section 1 · Short title.Section 2 · [Repealed.].Section 3 · Interpretation-clause.Section 4 · ''Promissory note''.Section 5 · ''Bill of exchange''.Section 6 · ''Cheque''.Section 7 · ''Drawer.''Section 8 · ''Holder''.

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India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 09 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2018-04-16. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.

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